Health Sciences In The Media

A $1.5 million National Cancer Institute grant will fund “Student Transformative Experiences to Progress Undergraduate and Graduate Professionals,” an intensive, multidisciplinary cancer prevention and control research training program for undergraduate and graduate students.

"Well at Work: Creating Wellbeing in Any Workspace," a book by Esther Sternberg, MD, professor of medicine and director of research at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is reviewed.

With a $4 million grant form the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will focus on behavioral interventions to improve firefighter sleep and recovery.

Studies have shown late intervention in menopause – especially combined with early onset menopause – can increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Many people consider ketamine a street drug, but the anesthetic medication has many beneficial uses, says Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD, medical director of the UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center.

A $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers to study how new technology can help cancer patients manage symptoms and related stress from cancer treatment while at home.

Studying Valley fever trends over several years, a team at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the College of Medicine – Tucson has created a forecasting tool to determine when the illness is spiking in the community.

From Chat GPT to A.I. taking your order at restaurants, there are growing signs that A.I. is already disrupting the global workforce. Will A.I. take over your job? One researcher at the College of Medicine – Tucson says not so fast.

In 1976, the Mobile Health Program in the College of Medicine – Tucson laid the groundwork for what would become the United Community Health Center, which is celebrating 40 years of providing health care in southern Arizona.

Studies show that cold weather can cause arthritis flare-ups, but experts say the humidity and barometric pressure this time of year can trouble those with chronic pain.